Violent Crime is Rising. What Can Cities Do?
The pandemic has had a massive impact on violent crime. Here, three Georgia State criminology experts weigh in on why it’s happening — and what we can learn.
From Poverty to Prosperity
In Georgia State’s Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk, faculty are researching the most effective channels for upward economic mobility in Atlanta and across the globe.
The Pandemic Remade Everything — Including Smoking
New research led by associate professor Lucy Popova examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected tobacco use in America.
Can America’s Healthcare Crisis Be Solved?
Law professor Erin Fuse Brown studies the many ways in which Americans are ill-served by the nation’s healthcare system. But change could be on the horizon.
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Making Sense of the “Economic Tango”
Professor and economic forecaster Rajeev Dhawan on inflation, supply chain issues and what the future holds.
A Path to Resiliency
A new national center based at Georgia State University's School of Public Health offers hope for victims of child trafficking.
Turning Students into Scientists
Astronomer and Perimeter College assistant professor Jay Dunn helps his students achieve career liftoff by drawing them into research.
Preparing for the Next Pandemic
A new research center led by Richard Plemper in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences will develop critical antiviral drugs to meet the challenge of existing and newly evolving threats, such as coronaviruses.
Defanging a Killer Virus
Professor Christopher Basler has spent his career stalking Ebola, and recently he hit upon a surprising discovery that could suggest new ways to treat the deadly infection.
“People ran out and got toilet paper and paper towels, and many also bought guns. It’s really a double danger because many young people are also experiencing worse mental health.”
“Money is one of the most — if not the most — popular instruments of mass media. But we don’t always consider which individuals and narratives are presented as the official representations of our nation’s history.”
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Divided We Fall
Georgia State researchers on the factors driving polarization and extremism in America — and what it would take to set the country on a different course.
Going Viral
Viruses have an amazing capacity to mutate. But what if we could turn that against them? Richard Plemper, professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, is working to exploit this rapid evolution.